11.30.11 ... about to leave and start a new life ...

last few hours before we pulled out. here's how the two girls handled it. we finished up at 9:30 pm. it is now 12:34 am. i am beyond tired. will catch up with you tomorrow. ox to all.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.29.11 ... scout and the boys

late night good byes ...

... silliness ...

... and, of course, the toaster. scout and the rafferty dudes. she is going to miss them. 

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.28.11 ... some fun . top notch . culver good byes

only two more nights here in austin as our home. we had to stop at top notch one last time. this place was a beacon to us during our first six weeks here. the owners were as sweet as their fantastic food. it is under new ownership now. i hope it will still be here when we return as i am sure we will someday. here are two shots i took of scout with the iconic sign.

then we headed to culver's, which is another favorite. there aren't any in california so we will miss it, but not as much as we miss the people. here is scout with a little surprise going away gift that raul brought out to her. how adorable is that little scoopie dude? he has bendable arms and legs.

raul was kind enough to oblige an old mom type and allow me to take a memento photo.

we will miss him. we were lucky that he'd just returned from a week vacation.

and here is a bookmark i made this morning. i made two, but only got a quick photo of this one. it went along with a cook book order. well, the moving truck will be brought home tomorrow and ev will start loading it up. i'll be back with some tales o' tuesday so do drop by. same time. same station.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.27.11 ... recycled paper art

i haven't made one of my sewn paper cards in quite a while. i love this print of a painting by vera stravinsky. it's titled fantastic city. it is from a wonderful little vintage discarded library book. i just love everything about the book. the style. the format. the biography written in short, dated spurts.

i also made this nifty library pocket whatever. i have a new ink pad that is called chalkboard style. i wanted a cocoa color for this stamp. scout and i could not resist trying the chalkboard stamp. we have no idea how it works but it does. what a great affect.

i hope the recipient will love it. i chose to tear the edges instead of using scissors. i like the result. i want to make more of these. i have a thing for pockets. not sure what that means.

how was your holiday weekend? hope you're all ready for another busy week ahead. we are moving mid week. stay tuned. 

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.26.11 ... california christmas treasury i and ii

we're moving to california just in time for the holiday. send us positive energy in our search for a new home in which to celebrate christmas.  
happy holidays, everyone. ox joon

you can visit this treasury HERE.  
and here is scout's - same theme.  we challenged one another.

you can visit her treasury HERE.

also, i received a convo from an etsy admin that one of my items will be featured on their tumblr blog tomorrow.  how fun.  i hope it brings me some much needed business.  
you can visit that here...   etsyvintage.tumblr.com/

sweet dreams, everyone.  thanks for stopping by.   until tomorrow.  happiness to you. from me. with heart.   ox joon

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11.25.11 ... california, here we come

i've been focused on the move most of today. here is one of my favorite photos from our trip there in october. scout took this. can you tell what city this is?

i hope your thanksgiving weekend is rolling merrily along. how were those leftovers? remember to seriously consider shopping small and supporting recycled arts, handcrafted anything, vintage and pre-loved treasures this holiday. 

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.24.11 ... happy thanksgiving

hope your day was a lovely as ours. i'm thankful to all of you who take a moment out of your busy lives to drop in and keep up with my challenge. thank you for the inspiration and encouragement. only 37 days until i reach my goal of creating and posting every day of 2011. love to you all. ox

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.23.11 ... brown paper packages tied up with string

i'm in a hurry this evening because we're re-watching a favorite psych episode. i enjoyed creating this little package packet. happy thanksgiving to all of my dear readers. here's to pumpkin pie.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.22.11 ... last days in austin

still working on the portfolio and ev snapped this photo of scout and i looking over her current sketchbook after a sketching session. ev took these next two photos, too. i love them.

all ready to sketch bystanders....

silly in the sunshine

and this one i took. i love this sign. and the ice cream is good, too.  it was a beautiful day.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.21.11 ... portfolio and art through the years

this afternoon we worked on scout's portfolio. well, squeeze that 'we' and see how much 'i' is in it. scout did 99.999 % of the actual work. she went through a portfolio filled with art from 2006-2008 and cleared it out so she can reuse the portfolio. we later decided on a different portfolio case, but thankfully, after we'd decided to empty this one. otherwise we wouldn't have found and enjoyed this trip down memory lane art work.

it was rainy and dreary today so my photos are strained, at best. i wish i had managed to get more of the art pile in these photos. it was an amazing amount and it was only her loose art. most is intact in her numerous sketchbooks.

it was a nifty experience and we were able to see her progression so vividly. at the same time i was stunned by the quality of her art. it is hard to believe a 12 and 13 year old produced it.

below is a side by side of one of her favorite characters, Essy. The one on the left is now. The one on the right is four years ago. what do you think? isn't that fun?

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.20.11 ... variety is the spice of life

today was a good day. it was quiet and mr. sweetness, jon cody, surprised scout with the new zelda game so she was one happy girl all day long. she still helped with packing and making another delicious dinner. have i told you she started making a weekly menu? we told her how we used to do it years ago before she was born when the boys were pre-teen and teen age. it's great fun, not to mention unbelievably pleasant to have that chore off of my mind. plus, she chooses new recipes which is always a treat. variety is the spice of life.

this apollo dish is one i found a month or so ago and i fell in love immediately. i am enchanted by it and wonder what its history is. what hotel or ??? does it represent. but it is mine now and i will enjoy it for many years. and maybe one day chance upon its origin.

by the way, did you notice that today is 11.20.20.11 ... pretty cool, eh?

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.19.11 ... a photo collage today

had fun with this impromptu photo session this afternoon. we're finding so many lost treasures in this packing process. i see i have coconut cake on the brain because i meant to type 'my joonE shop' in that caption. screen shot is already taken so i can't fix it. enjoy your evening, dear readers.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.18.11 ...photos

i was packing all day today. making progress. baby steps. here are four more of my favorite photos from the other evening at the capitol.

i really love these lights.

love the light in these two.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.17.11 ... finding treasures

we're making some progress.

and finding all of our favorite keepsakes...

this is a gift Scout received many years ago from a special friend. coming across things like these sure helps ease the pain of moving chores.

it was a busy day for some of us .... and for others ...

pretty much status quo.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.16.11 ...

some little recycled extras i made this morning to fly off with this order.

the small bookmark backing is a paint chip card. the gift card (with woodstock) is a vintage music game card.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.15.11 ... flower power

just two more photos from yesterday. i like these. back to packing up. only two weeks left. ack!

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.14.11 ... fun with twilight photography

again at the capitol this afternoon as dusk settled in. i love this photo. i'll share more tomorrow. i'm very tired tonight. hope your monday was a nice one.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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11.13.11 ... austin texas

we have about two short weeks of our residency here left to go and walking the capitol grounds will be one austin favorite i will miss.

can you spot ev?

it's wonderful experiencing lovely weather after that summer from hell. literally.

i did sew on the good things handmade booklet button, but lost the sunshine before i could grab a photo. still need to sew on the loop anyway. so busy with purging, organizing and packing. the days fly by. 

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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